No person shall be entitled to copyright or any similar right in any work, whether published or unpublished, otherwise than under and in accordance with the provisions of this Act or of any other law for the time being in force, but nothing in this section shall be construed as abrogating any right or jurisdiction to restrain a breach of trust or confidence.
CHAPTER III COPYRIGHT
Section 16: No copyright except as provided in this Act
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1. Assertion (A): No person is entitled to copyright or any similar right in any work otherwise than under the Copyright Act, 1957 or any other law for the time being in force. Reason (R): Section 16 of the Copyright Act, 1957 takes away the jurisdiction of courts to restrain a breach of trust or confidence relating to an unpublished work.